International Military Forces Airstrike Kills 14 Women and Children in Kunduz (2018)

Incident
Date
Jul 19, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Kunduz: Chahar Dara
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.7637387931497

Longitude: 68.8694154925256

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Chahar Dara
Town/Village
Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Bombing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On the morning of July 19, 2018, international military forces conducted airstrikes on a residential compound in Chahar Dara district during a ground operation by Afghan national security forces supported by international forces. The airstrikes killed 14 women and children, all members of the same extended family. Only one baby survived the attack, though injured. This incident represents one of the deadliest attacks on a single family by international forces during the conflict.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
15